The surprising trends from London Fashion Week you need to try, stat

For such a short fashion week, London’s fall shows really packed a punch, and even seemed eerily in step on certain elements. How else to explain the ubiquitous headscarves, neon eyeliner and mid-century print nostalgia? Here are the trends that we saw repeated at LFW; take note as we prepare for Milan next.

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Neon eyeliner

The fluorescent under-eye liner that M.A.C make-up artist Terry Barber gave the models at Marques ‘ Almeida, on the last day, were the culmination of a major week-long trend. We earlier spotted paint-splattered lids at AF Vandevorst and technicolour eyeshadow at Anya Hindmarch.

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Glossy, goth lips

If there’s one beauty staple you buy based on LFW, make it the darkest red lipstick you can pull off. If “three’s a trend”, as they say, this lip is practically a movement, based on the looks at Sibling, Gareth Pugh, Roksanda, Topshop Unique, Mary Katrantzou, and many more.

Image: Sibling/Getty

Hair scarves

Your bad hair days are about to get considerably more chic, if this surprising trend takes hold. Mary Katrantzou showed silk scarves, Preen tied up models’ hair with velvet knots, and Christopher Kane did plastic bags. Something for, well, everybody.

Image: Christopher Kane/Getty

Hair flowers

Alexander McQueen’s much-lauded, Victorian-inspired collection made extensive use of flowers as hair ornaments, whereas Hong Kong native Ryan Lo sent out a decidedly modern take on young girls’ flower barrettes. And at the shoe presentation of Sophia Webster, for which Edward Meadham designed clothes, he also created elaborate flower crowns worthy of Frida Kahlo.

Image: Ryan Lo/Getty

Metallic talons

We haven’t had a “nail moment” in a while, but that may be about to change, as evidenced by the gold nails (and fingers!) at Vivienne Westwood, silver half-moon manicures at Charlotte Olympia, and shiny, colourful talons matched exactly to models’ outfits at Ashish.